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H. w. BUTT. Fence 'for Poultry Yard. No; 77,101. Patented April' 21,71868.

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M. RHOADS, for WAYNE, COUNTY, "01110.

Letters Patent No; 77,101, dated m; 21 I868.

MPROVEMENT IN Fences FOR POULTRY-YARDS;

- To ALL WHOMIT MAY concerns:

Be itknown that I, HENRY W. RUTT, of Re'edsburg, in'the county of Wayne,and iii the State of Ohio,'have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fences for Poultry-Yards; and do hereby declare that thefollowing isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to theaccompanying drawings, and the lettersot' referencemarked thereom; In the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification- A represents the palings, 'andRthe posts of, an ordinarypicket-fence. The posts B extend up somewhat above the palings, asshown, and have reels,'C, pivoted between them. Grepresents a reel,which is made of two semicircular end-pieces, with three, strips nailedor fastened to them, in the manner shown, and then hung or pivotedbetween the posts B. t v I Short posts may be secured to the top railof-any fence, and this reel 0 adjusted thereon. The reel'C is designedto prevent the ingress or egress of fowls to or from an enclosure.

It will be seen that should any animal light u-pon either of the upperslats or'rails of the reel, 'it would turn and throw said animal back onthe same side it started, It is a well-known-fact that hens and domesticfowls never .pass over a fence or obstruction without first lightingthereon.

'TlUlS it will be seen that my device is admirably adapted topoultryyard ancl garden-fences.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new,and-desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The'reels C O, composed of two semicircular disks, connected together bya narrow slat at each side, and

(meat the bottom, and pivoted between the vertical fence-posts B B,directly above the fence, all constructed,

arranged, and operating as specified. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 15th day of February, 1868.

' HENRY W. BUTT. Witnesses J. H. Dowmne,

C. O. PARSONS.

